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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16 package org.apache.commons.attributes;
17
18 import java.lang.reflect.Field JavaDoc;
19 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor JavaDoc;
20 import java.lang.reflect.Method JavaDoc;
21 import java.util.Collection JavaDoc;
22
23 /**
24  * An attribute repository cache. Used internally to speed up operation.
25  * All collections returned should be unmodifiable.
26  */
27 interface CachedRepository {
28     
29     public static final CachedRepository EMPTY = new EmptyCachedRepository ();
30     
31     public Collection JavaDoc getAttributes ();
32     public Collection JavaDoc getAttributes (Field JavaDoc f);
33     public Collection JavaDoc getAttributes (Method JavaDoc m);
34     public Collection JavaDoc getParameterAttributes (Method JavaDoc m, int parameter);
35     public Collection JavaDoc getParameterAttributes (Constructor JavaDoc c, int parameter);
36     public Collection JavaDoc getReturnAttributes (Method JavaDoc m);
37     public Collection JavaDoc getAttributes (Constructor JavaDoc c);
38 }
39
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